Ukrainians will be asked in a referendum to approve any agreement linking neutrality status with security guarantees, Mykhaylo Podoliak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said, APA reports citing CNN.
Only after any approval would it go for ratification by the parliaments of the guarantor countries and the parliament of Ukraine, he said.
Podoliak said it was essential the government had the backing of the Ukrainian people for this agreement.